diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 366a78a3e61e..b03a0ea77b99 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2429,12 +2429,39 @@ static __init int event_trace_memsetup(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static __init void
+early_enable_events(struct trace_array *tr, bool disable_first)
+{
+	char *buf = bootup_event_buf;
+	char *token;
+	int ret;
+
+	while (true) {
+		token = strsep(&buf, ",");
+
+		if (!token)
+			break;
+		if (!*token)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Restarting syscalls requires that we stop them first */
+		if (disable_first)
+			ftrace_set_clr_event(tr, token, 0);
+
+		ret = ftrace_set_clr_event(tr, token, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			pr_warn("Failed to enable trace event: %s\n", token);
+
+		/* Put back the comma to allow this to be called again */
+		if (buf)
+			*(buf - 1) = ',';
+	}
+}
+
 static __init int event_trace_enable(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = top_trace_array();
 	struct ftrace_event_call **iter, *call;
-	char *buf = bootup_event_buf;
-	char *token;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!tr)
@@ -2456,18 +2483,7 @@ static __init int event_trace_enable(void)
 	 */
 	__trace_early_add_events(tr);
 
-	while (true) {
-		token = strsep(&buf, ",");
-
-		if (!token)
-			break;
-		if (!*token)
-			continue;
-
-		ret = ftrace_set_clr_event(tr, token, 1);
-		if (ret)
-			pr_warn("Failed to enable trace event: %s\n", token);
-	}
+	early_enable_events(tr, false);
 
 	trace_printk_start_comm();
 
@@ -2478,6 +2494,31 @@ static __init int event_trace_enable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * event_trace_enable() is called from trace_event_init() first to
+ * initialize events and perhaps start any events that are on the
+ * command line. Unfortunately, there are some events that will not
+ * start this early, like the system call tracepoints that need
+ * to set the TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT flag of pid 1. But event_trace_enable()
+ * is called before pid 1 starts, and this flag is never set, making
+ * the syscall tracepoint never get reached, but the event is enabled
+ * regardless (and not doing anything).
+ */
+static __init int event_trace_enable_again(void)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr;
+
+	tr = top_trace_array();
+	if (!tr)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	early_enable_events(tr, true);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+early_initcall(event_trace_enable_again);
+
 static __init int event_trace_init(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr;